Resource Nodes

A lot has changed in the Guild Wars 2 economy since Dungeons were nerfed and crafting materials were re-balanced. The good news is that there are still a number of effective ways to earn gold, without having to farm for hours at a time (unless you want to). The following is a guide detailing some of the best ways to make gold in Guild Wars 2.

You can display a list of rich resource nodes in Guild Wars 2 by using your Guild’s “Message of The Day” feature. This can come in handy if you spend a lot of time hunting for resource nodes and find yourself constantly switching out of Guild Wars 2 to check your internet browser.

Flax Seed is a new gathering ingredient unique to Heart of Thorns. They are found commonly around the HoT maps and fetch a decent price on the trading post. The high demand for Flax Seed is due in part to the fact they are required for certain Guild Hall Upgrades. Gathering Flax Seed can easily provide you with a few gold in profit, with minimal time invested. This guide will show you the best Flax Seed farm locations in Heart…

The ingredients you receive from harvesting are numerous and hard to keep track of. Mining and logging are relatively straightforward because there are only a handful of different ores and wood. I’ve found myself passing over harvesting nodes because I was uncertain of the value of the ingredients. It wouldn’t be worth my time to harvest lettuce or potatoes for a few bronze. However, there are a number of ingredients which are valuable and definitely worth your time. The goal…